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ATM S 211 (Spring Quarter 2005) |
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Lecture Topic |
Reading |
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| Week 1 |
Overview |
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| 3/26 |
Introduction --
Timescales and predictability |
Chapter 1 |
Popper article |
| 3/27 |
Course overview |
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Quinn article |
| 3/28 |
Systems and
Daisyworld |
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| 3/29 |
Scientific knowledge
and society |
Chapter 2 |
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| 3/30 |
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| Week 2 |
Planetary Energetics |
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| 4/2 |
Daisyworld |
Chapter 3 |
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| 4/3 |
Radiation balance --
Greenhouse problem |
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| 4/4 |
Radiation balance --
Greenhouse problem |
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| 4/5 |
Atmospheric composition and
structure |
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| 4/6 |
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| Week 3 |
Atmospheres and
Oceans |
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| 4/9 |
Clouds and Feedback |
Chapter 4 |
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| 4/10 |
Feedbacks and Cloud
Forcing |
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| 4/11 |
Atmospheric
circulation -- Hadley cell |
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| 4/12 |
Atmospheric
circulation -- Seasonal cycle |
Chapter 5 |
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| 4/13 |
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| Week 4 |
Atmospheres and
Oceans (continued) |
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| 4/16 |
Extratropics and
monsoons |
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| 4/17 |
Ocean mixed layer
circulation |
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| 4/18 |
Thermo-haline
circulation (Carbon 14) |
Chapter 6 |
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| 4/19 |
Ice and snow |
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| 4/20 |
Review for Midterm 1 |
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| Week 5 |
Biosphere |
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| 4/23 |
Midterm 1 |
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| 4/24 |
Global climate models |
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| 4/25 |
Global climate models |
Chapter 8 |
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| 4/26 |
Carbon cycle (2) |
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| 4/27 |
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| Week 6 |
Climate change |
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| 4/30 |
Carbon cycle |
Chapter 12 |
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| 5/1 |
Earth climate history |
Chapter 14 |
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| 5/2 |
Earth climate history |
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| 5/3 |
Earth climate history |
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| 5/4 |
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| Week 7 |
Climate change |
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| 5/7 |
Ice Ages |
Chapter 15 |
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| 5/8 |
Aerosol |
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Aerosol |
Chapter 17 |
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| 5/10 |
Ozone depletion |
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| 5/11 |
Review for midterm 2 |
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| Week 8 |
Climate Change |
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| 5/14 |
Midterm 2 |
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| 5/15 |
Ozone depletion |
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| 5/16 |
Ozone depletion |
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| 5/17 |
Detection and
attribution of global warming |
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| 5/18 |
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| Week 9 |
Global Warming |
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| 5/21 |
Predicting the future |
Chapter 16 |
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| 5/22 |
Mitigation and
adaptation |
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| 5/23 |
Mitigation and
adaptation |
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| 5/24 |
Alternate
technologies and economics |
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| 5/25 |
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| Week 10 |
What did we learn? |
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| 5/28 |
Memorial Day (no
class) |
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| 5/29 |
Poster day (1) |
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| 5/30 |
Poster day (2) |
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| 5/31 |
Wrap-up |
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| 6/1 |
Review for final |
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| 6/4 |
Final Examination |
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8:30 -- 10:20 AM |
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